Improvement in scrapers



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Scrapers@ PatentedrDec.1l0,1872.

litomeyL UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THEODORE RIPLEY, OE BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. l

IMPROVEMENT IN SCYRAPERS. i .I

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No: 133,890, dated December 10, 187:2.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THEODORE RIPLEY, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and in the State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in -Wheeled Dirt- Scraper and do hereby declarewthat the following is a full, clear, ,and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanyin g drawing and to the letters of reference marked thereon making a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangement of a shovel or scoop scraper on wheels to carry soil, load, and dump it, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled iu the art to which my invention appertains to make and use the same, I will nowproceed to describe its construction and operatiomreferrin g to the annexed drawing, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view, and Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of my machine.

A represents the axle of my machine, upon cach end of which is a wheel, B. To the upper side of this axle is secured a frame, C, which, at its front end, forms the outer shafts, a center shaft being fastened to the frame, so

that two horses may be used. On the frame (l, in suitable boxes, are placed two windlasses, D and D', one, D, being immediately above.

the axle, and the other, D', a short distance in front thereof. The rear windlass D is at one end, providedwith a lever, E, while the other, D', is., at the opposite end, provided'with a spokewheel, G. H represents the scoop or scraper, suspended, by means of chains a a,

from the windlass D, and, by chains b-b, from thewindlass D', the chains a a passing through holes in the axle A. The scoop H turns upon pivots e e inthe vertically-grooved standards I I, which extend downward from the axle A and arebraced by rods cl d. The back J of the scoop is pivoted at its upper edge in the sides of the scoop, and provided with a bolt,

4f, operated by a lever, f, to close the same.

K K are handles attached to the sides of the scoop; and L' is the drivers seat, attached to the Yaxle and supported by the rear crossbar of the frame A.l

When the scoopor scraper is loaded it is hoisted by the rear windlassD by turning the lever E. When this lever is let back there should be a small line attached to a small block, h, on the top of the lever, .which gives additional purchase in hoisting. After the shovel has been hoisted by the rear windlass D the front windlass D' is revolved, rolling up the chains b b and raising the front of the scoop. As the scoop or shovel turns outhe pivots e e it will now hang in proper position to be taken to the place where it is desired .to dump it. By pressingv down on the lever f the bolt t' willbe drawn up, and the back J swing on its pivots and dump the load.

In front of the scoop or scraper H is a revolving brush, L, the center shaft of which has its bearings in irons m m secured to the under sidel of the shafts; and a belt connects a pulley on said shaft with a pulley on the inner side of one ofthe driving-wheels B, whereby the brush is revolved as the machine moves forward. The bearing-irons m m should be arranged in such a manner that the brush can risev and fall and be taken off, as required.

Having thus fully -described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is l Y l. The shovel or scoop H suspended, by

means of chains a a and b b, from two sepa-V rate and independent windlasses, D D', and having pivots e e working in vertically-grooved /standards I I, substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

2. The combination, with the sulky A B C, of the windlasses D D', chains a. b, scoop H with pivots e and swinging back J, the standards I, handles K, and revolving brush L, all substantially as and for the purposes'herein set forth. f

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand` this 3d day of SepA tember, 1872.

Witnesses: THEODORE RIPLEY.

J. DAVENPORT, A. M. DAVENPORT. 

